AP photo of an X-26 Taser Gun
Tasered man catches fire
Updated: Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009, 11:29 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009, 11:29 AM EDT
LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) -- - Police in Ohio say officers using a new Taser stun gun briefly
set a homeless man on fire while trying to subdue him.
A police report in Lancaster, about 30 miles southeast of
Columbus, says one officer had seen the man inhaling a chemical
from an aerosol can Monday night. That officer and another then
struggled with the suspect, and the Taser was used. A flame
appeared on the man's chest, and officers patted it down.
Police Chief David Bailey says 31-year-old Daniel Wood was
not seriously hurt.
The department's policy warns against using Tasers when
flammable chemicals may be present.
Bailey says officers acted appropriately.
Wood was charged with abusing harmful intoxicants and other
counts. Court records do not list his attorney.
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